BMW to build Hungary’s largest solar farm

German car manufacturing giant BMW’s solar plant under construction in Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, will be the largest in Hungary as well as the largest owned by the company, the minister of foreign affairs and trade said on Tuesday.

The ministry cited Péter Szijjártó as telling the groundbreaking event of the project that, as a result, Hungary would gain a “global leading position” in the green economy.

He said the solar park constructed by BMW Manufacturing Hungary, a photovoltaic system covering an area equal to 71 football fields, will be the largest in the company group and also the largest industrial solar power plant in Hungary.

Szijjártó said Hungary’s future leading position in green economy rested on two pillars: the electronic transition in transport and the decarbonisation of energy production.

“Europe’s trendiest car industry companies are making electric engines and cars in Hungary,” he said. “The largest battery manufacturers are also active here, making batteries crucial for electric cars”.

“The cooperation between BMW and the city of Debrecen has resulted in Debrecen becoming one of the most developed cities in central Europe,” he said. “Debrecen has become one of the most attractive centers for investment in central Europe, and we might as well say it has become one of the European hubs of the new global car industry,” he added.

He said Hungary currently has 278,000 household solar plants and nearly 3,500 industrial solar plants.

“As against the original plans for Hungary’s solar energy capacity to reach 6,000 megawatts by 2030, we have already reached 6,700 megawatts,” he added.

As we wrote today, German carmaker Audi showcased its CUPRA Terramar model in Barcelona. The model will be produced at Audi’s factory in Hungary, details HERE.

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